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P5B Problem /Confusion

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T1Cybernetic

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P5B Problem /Confusion /Version Differences

After reading around a bit about intel core 2 duo boards i decided to grab myself a P5B but after checking
some online vendors i noticed it wouldnt be that easy :rolleyes: is there any chance someone can tell me what
are all the differences in the P5B versions?

I obviously wanted to grab the best overclocker with the best features etc but i dont need wifi or crossfire /sli etc

Also forgot to say that i can clearly see that they come with LAN, Crossfire, cables and extras but i mean
what are the actual board, chipset & bios differences etc and will i be missing anything if i buy standard P5B?



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If you need to check em all out yourself then theres a list of all the P5B's here!
 
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Get at least the P5B-E, or P5B deluxe if you want two PCIe slots (although the second is 4x max) or Intel's Matrix RAID. Don't get the vanilla P5B it doesn't OC as well.
 
have a look at the P5B-E plus excellent board, they have them at Scan, Overclockers.co.uk and Stak trading, it does not have wifi and no crossfire so it fits your needs.
 
I had NO luck getting a P5B-E to overclock a Pentium-D 930. I switched to the ABIT AB9-Pro and the 930 went straight to 4GHz with no problems. The P5B-E wouldn't even post at those frequencies.
 
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